Last month I participated in the "10 day running challenge" on Facebook where you posted pictures of running that meant a lot to you, but did not post any context. While I had fun with the challenge (and it's one of the few FB challenges I've ever done), I felt like the pictures would mean so much more with explanation. Since I'm struggling with finding both my running mojo and my blogging mojo, I decided to share the 10 photos and what they meant to me here. Day 1 Eleven years ago I ran my first Marine Corps Marathon. It was the reason I started my blog (my husband got tired of hearing about my training and chose my blog name for me) and a huge turning point in my life as a runner. That first race is still my MCM PR. Day … [Read more...]
Race photos: so bad you have to love them
Today's topic for Tuesdays on the Run is Best/Worst Race photos. I am the queen of bad race photos. I apparently run most of my races with my eyes closed and my feet never leaving the ground. But I do have a few pictures that are so bad that they are good and a few that I love. Before I share those though, I have to share a bit about my weekend. Somehow, in my whole "let me just go with the flow" plan for the year, I did not pay close attention when I started saying yes to things. You know what happens when you do that? You end up with two volunteer gigs and a race in the same weekend. Yep. Saturday started off with a 2am alarm. I was quickly out the door to get to the North Face Endurance Challenge by 3:30am. I spent the next 4 … [Read more...]
2017 in Pictures
Welcome to my favorite post to write each year! I admit I love the ego walk down memory lane at the end of the year LOL. This *might* by my last post of 2017, but I do have some runfessions. Life has been a little crazy for the last few weeks, so I didn't get a chance to prep any of these posts early. So here's how 2017 played out... January January was a quiet month on the running front. I got a bunch of new gym equipment and turned the kids' playroom into my home gym. Despite taking it easy on the running front, I managed 100 miles and began my quest for 100 miles a month every month in 2017. I also began training for my spring "A" race - the GW Parkway 10 Miler. February February continued with my GW training and my … [Read more...]
Worthless Without Pictures
I am not the queen of selfies. And certainly not the ultimate in photo bombers. In fact, I'm not sure I've ever photobombed anyone in my life. In fact, despite running with my phone 99.5% of the time (totally scientific number...), I almost never take a picture on a course, much less a selfie. But that's today's Tuesdays on the Run topic, so I want to see your awesome photo bombs and selfies. Maybe someday I can aspire to be awesome like that... Instead, I'm going to share a few of my favorite race photos from over the years. That time I high fived Bart Yasso. That time I chic'd two guys. That time my kids helped me finish a marathon. I thought about sharing all of my worst race photos, but umm, no. I will share … [Read more...]
2013 in Pictures
I do this post every year, more for me than for you. It gives me a chance to go back and look at how far I've come (or in some cases, how far I haven't). I blog for lots of reasons, but one of the big ones is that it's a snapshot of my life. I suck at scrapbooking, so it's wonderful to have a virtual scrapbook to look back at each year. January January was an interesting month. I tried (and failed) at Paleo, I did a major mileage build for 5 half marathons in 5 days, and I once again did a 1K beer walk. Yeah, the beer walk was the best part. February February was rough. I ran my highest mileage week ever. I hated running. I screwed up my calf. I fell back in love with running. I quit running. March March was … [Read more...]
Thank goodness for dramamine
Fifteen years ago, I discovered I get seasick. We went on a small boat cruise out of Juneau, Alaska for our honeymoon and it quickly became apparent that I could not drink alcohol AT ALL when on the boat. As long as I didn't drink, I was just a bit queasy. Over the years, I've had a number of opportunities to confirm this, including a boat trip between islands in the Azores with rough seas while suffering from morning sickness with Jones. Last year, I tried a non-drowsy formula of dramamine and managed to survive a boat ride out to the Dry Tortugas. The waves were huge and I think Beer Geek, myself, and the crew were the only ones who didn't get sick. So, when Beer Geek suggested that we take a float plane ride over the glaciers, … [Read more...]
The Men of SAVOR
So, I got my annual picture of Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head on Saturday night. Shortly thereafter, I got the harebrained alcohol-influenced brilliant idea of getting pictures of myself with as many brewers/owners as I could in the short amount of the evening remaining. (What? You wouldn't buy a calendar made solely of me with a bunch of different brewers?) Luckily, I sobered up wasn't able to get 12 pictures.Huge thank yous to the guys who tolerated me and even took a picture with a smile. One thing I can say about craft brewers is that they are seriously nice people!Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head(I try every year, but can't seem to get a decent picture.)Rob Tod of Allagash Brewing CompanyGreg Koch of Stone … [Read more...]
Semi Wordless Wednesday: Savor pictures
Me with Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head: Dogfish Head Logo on one of the columns of the National Building Museum: Me with Savor in the background: And a PSA for everyone- if you let your 7 year old borrow your digital camera, make sure the settings are back to normal and you put new batteries in the camera before you take it someplace you plan to take pictures that you want to turn out. Just sayin'. … [Read more...]
